Cinema Blend is reporting that David Copperfield, Criss Angel and film-shy late night host David Letterman might have cameos in the upcoming magic comedy Burt Wonderstone. It would not be the craziest rumor ever, we’ve seen the cast visit DC and CA’s shows over the last few weeks and the film apparently explores the “magic community” element of Vegas.
As for Letterman, who is notoriously critical of magic, this would be the first on-camera cameo for him since 1994′s Cabin Boy.
iTricks has also heard that there are few more names readers to this site might be excited about seeing on the big screen. We will have more on that as we get it.
UPDATE: We’ve received word from a source involved in the production confirming David Copperfield as having a cameo. They also told us that Criss Angel will not appear in the film.
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But sometimes, my friends, it’s the dogs that don’t bark which tell the tale. Since DC made a big deal about staying in Vegas for all of 2011 and has consistently said he aimed to get back out on the road in 2012 we have to wonder if that will get going after that June 13th date.
Specifically, if June 13th is the last 2012 date DC will spend in Vegas that would allow for a ton of time on the road. Which would certainly make Tom Jones fans happy.
Clockwise starting from David Copperfield we have Olivia Wilde (Quorra from TRON), Steve Carell (40 Year Old Virgin), Steve Buscemi (Tony B in The Sporanos) and James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano in The Sopranos). They are all in town to shoot Burt Wonderstone and decided to take in the DC show this evening.
Simon Drake is one of the most influential illusionists of his era. His series Secret Cabaret ran from 1990 to 1992 in two series on Channel 4. He also highly recommends you purchase the late Patrick Page’s final book. In his own words, “you could be a brilliant professional magician if you only purchased this one book.”
This master of style, presentation and illusion gave us his three favorite routines of another master, David Copperfield.
These aren’t the normal Copperfield tricks like Flying, Snow, Great Wall and Statue of Liberty. These speak to me because they are artistry and not massive publicity ideas, which there is nothing wrong with. They oiled the machine. But these are artistry. He’s a very smart and clever guy, one of the best alive and these show the quirky application that illustrates the great artist he is.
Death Saw
In terms of the story it’s totally original because it goes backwards in time. The whole way that was done was surreal. Really kind of un-Copperfield. Not very sensationalistic. Kind of Jean Cocteau surreal.
The backwards thing and the accident. Of course, I would have thrown a lot of blood on it. They use the red light which is symbolic, I guess he didn’t want to get his shirt dirty.
Very well made. Copied by others, at this point. It’s the greatest TV illusion of all time. Just great.
Laser Illusion
Greatest contemporary modern illusion is my book. It’s mind-blowing, clever, simple idea. David developed it into something slicker in a way. The illusion is the illusion but he gave it a frame. In the special, they had footage of him around his warehouse in the daylight, which was brilliant.
It was quizzical. Very high drama, very big stuff. Not necessarily necessary but that’s how David does it.
One
This is a lovely thing. Just beautiful. Four guys out on stage holding this steel sheet and then boom he’s on top of it. Simple.
You watch it over and over and you can’t work it out.
The reason it’s so mind-blowing is that it’s SIMPLE in capital letters.
And now, for no reason other than that he gave it to us, here is a picture of Simon, his lovely wife Abbey and newly single magic fan Katy Perry.
David Copperfield hosted his first magic special on national television in 1977 at the age of 21. The Magic of ABC featured DC performing alongside the stars of the upcoming fall slate for the network.
Although we’ve seen a few clips floating around online for this special, we’d never seen this sawing in half routine with Cindy Williams. The sassy Laverne & Shirley star decides to turn the tables on David by putting him in the box like so many magician’s assistants.
The “Sex Bomb” singer has apparently played Vegas at least once every year since 1968. But this year, his recent regular venue at the MGM has been dominated by David Copperfield who opted to stay in Vegas instead of going on tour in 2011.
Although Copperfield himself is not to blame, Jones could find another venue or play when DC was dark, that hasn’t stopped the fans from blaming the magician.
“People are honestly upset, hurt and angry,” says Ellen Sterling, who runs a Jones-devoted website. “People have invested a lot of money and time” to see him in Las Vegas.
One of them is 81-year-old New Yorker Mary Pascale, forced to break a tradition for “the first year in my life since 1969. … It’s most depressing for me.”
Cinema Blend is reporting that David Copperfield, Criss Angel and film-shy late night host David Letterman might have cameos in the upcoming magic comedy Burt Wonderstone. It would not be the craziest rumor ever, we’ve seen the cast visit DC and CA’s shows over the last few weeks and the film apparently explores the “magic community” element of Vegas.
